Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko (left) and Russian President Vladimir Putin pose for a photo prior to a meeting in Minsk, Belarus, on Nov. 23. Konstantin Zavrazhin/Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP, File hide caption toggle caption Konstantin Zavrazhin/Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP, File Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko (left) and
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Foundation pulls invite to Russia, Belarus and Iran to attend Nobel Prize ceremonies
The Nobel laureates and the royal family of Sweden during the Nobel Prize award ceremony at the Concert Hall in Stockholm on Dec. 10 2022. The Nobel Foundation has withdrawn its invitation for representatives of Russia, Belarus and Iran to attend this year’s award ceremonies. Pontus Lundahl/AP hide caption toggle
Ales Pushkin, Dissident Artist in Belarus, Is Dead in Prison at 57
Ales Pushkin, a dissident artist in Belarus whose incendiary work often took aim at the country’s authoritarian leader, Aleksandr G. Lukashenko, in one instance with a pile of manure dumped outside the presidential offices in Minsk, has died in prison while serving a five-year sentence. He was 57. His wife,
The IOC says it will not invite Russia and Belarus to the 2024 Olympics in Paris
The Russian national flag, right, flies after it is hoisted next to the Olympic flag during the closing ceremony of the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, Feb. 23, 2014. Matthias Schrader/AP hide caption toggle caption Matthias Schrader/AP The Russian national flag, right, flies after it is hoisted next to
Russia, Belarus not officially invited to 2024 Paris Olympics, IOC says
The International Olympic Committee will send out invitations for the 2024 Paris Olympics later this month, but Russia and Belarus will be among the nations that will not be included. The IOC announced Thursday that while a formal decision regarding the participation of Russian and Belarusian athletes at next year’s
International Paralympic Committee overturns suspension of Russia, Belarus memberships, athletes still barred
Russia and its ally Belarus have had their suspension from membership of the International Paralympic Committee overturned on appeal but their athletes remain barred from competing in IPC-run events. The IPC said Friday that its independent appeals tribunal had ruled that the IPC membership should have considered more evidence before
A court in Belarus sentences a dissident journalist to 8 years in prison
TALLINN, Estonia — A court in Belarus has convicted a dissident journalist who was removed from a commercial airplane that was forced to land in the country. Raman Pratasevich stood trial on charges of organizing unrest and plotting to seize power. The court sentenced him to eight years in prison
Latest in Ukraine: Putin will move tactical nuclear weapons into Belarus (March 27)
An aerial view of Bakhmut, the site of heavy battles with Russian troops in the Donetsk region, Ukraine, Sunday. Libkos/AP hide caption toggle caption Libkos/AP An aerial view of Bakhmut, the site of heavy battles with Russian troops in the Donetsk region, Ukraine, Sunday. Libkos/AP Here’s a look ahead and
On the border with Belarus, Ukrainian troops prep for a long war — and the front line
A member of Ukraine’s military stands at the entrance to a vast underground bunker in the Volyn region, in Western Ukraine. Claire Harbage/NPR hide caption toggle caption Claire Harbage/NPR A member of Ukraine’s military stands at the entrance to a vast underground bunker in the Volyn region, in Western Ukraine.
Putin says Russia will station tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus
Russian President Vladimir Putin listens to Russian Transport Minister Vitaly Savelyev during a meeting in Moscow on Saturday. Gavriil Grigorov/Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP hide caption toggle caption Gavriil Grigorov/Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP Russian President Vladimir Putin listens to Russian Transport Minister Vitaly Savelyev during a meeting